When Gari Was Three
Melanie’s Post: This post commemorates the third year of the life of Garibaldi Rous, World’s Silliest Capybara. I think you can see that he earned that title by looking at the photo above. Gari the Clown whose superpower was rolling, and rolling, and rolling.
when Gari Was Two
Melanie’s Post: I always said that Caplin was dignified and Garibaldi was a clown. The photo above demonstrates that. He was never the staid, thoughtful, discerning capybara that Caplin was, and he never strove for it. Gari, the Capybara Clown.
If Gari Were Eight
Melanie’s post: Today would have been Garibaldi (Gari) Rous’ eighth birthday. It’s a day to take some time to remember him. For those of you who weren’t following the blog then, I hope you will look back to the posts between Jan. 2011 through Feb. 2014, the short time that Gari lived with me.
Skipper and Water
Melanie’s post: Mudskipper has had a strange relationship with water, especially considering that she is a semi-aquatic rodent with a semi-aquatic name. In fact, capybaras should love water from the day they are born. From the photo above, you can see that, in the wild, even tiny newborn capybaras go swimming in caiman infested waters. […]
The Big Oh Three
A Skipper Post: Let’s talk about me, my favorite topic, and especially relevant today because today is my birthday! Yup, I am the big OH THREE. That’s 3 to you but I like to add another digit to make it seem more important. I was going to call it The Big Oh Oh Three, but […]
All Things Capybara
Melanie’s Post: I know you’ve seen that photo before, but it is a good example of this post’s topic: All Things Capybara. You wouldn’t believe how few capybara items there are available worldwide. Too few. Way too few. But if anyone is a collector of such items, it is me. So in this post, I’m […]
Happy Birthday to ME!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWmbVtTcAXU[/youtube] A Skipper Rous Post: While the video above is pretty darned cute, it doesn’t have to do with this post. I just thought you’d like it. That is my friend, Nancy, petting me.
I Can Explain Everything Too
A Skipper Rous Post: I just finished reading the new best seller, I Can Explain Everything: Confessions of a Pet Capybara, by Dobby Winnick. To say this book is interesting is to say the moon is made out of green cheese! I mean, duh! I may be a little prejudiced because, well, you know, Dobby […]
Madeline Zuluaga: Capybara Artist
A Melanie’s Post: A few weeks ago I stumbled upon the most amazing image on twitter, well, Skipper did anyway. It was a capybara watercolor by Madeline Zuluaga. I immediately fell in love with her work. And now I want to share it with you!
I Can Explain Everything
Melanie’s Post: Actually, I can’t explain everything, but Dobby can. That’s Dobby Winnick, aka Dobablob, aka The Prince. Luckily for the rest of us, Dobby has written the world’s first autobiography of a capybara: I Can Explain Everything: Confessions of a Pet Capybara.